Update on "Lucky" the button quail

Hi all! Several of you have PMed me asking about the status of my miracle baby, Lucky the button quail, who survived crazy temperature fluctuations and a 20 day hatch cycle when the 10 other eggs he was with didn't.

I'm happy to report that he turns 4 weeks in 2 days and is really the cutest and most fun pet my family has ever had. We officially moved him into a 24"x12" rabbit cage tonight (it is about 2 feet high - I will eventually get him some taller digs) and he seems like he likes it much more than the cardboard box brooder I've had him in for nearly the last month. I know he is a little young to be taken out of the brooder, but I put a lamp right on the top. He seemed really lonely stuck in that box all the time. He is VERY social! And yes, I've determined that it is a boy - he makes that distinctive little "pew-pew-pew!" call the boy button quails make. He is very healthy and active and his birdsong is really lovely to listen to. He is doing great!

I am hatching a few more button quail eggs at the moment; hopefully these will turn out better than the last batch and Lucky will have some company later this summer. (Don't y'all worry - I've read all about how to introduce a new bird into a pre-existing group. I'll be careful!!)

Anyway, thanks all for the advice and support. This is a great community and my little boy and I are really enjoying our new hobby as well as our new and very sweet little pet!